"The eminent philosopher and classical scholar Alexander Nehamas presents here a collection of his most important essays on Plato and Socrates. The papers are unified in theme by the idea that Plato's central philosophical concern in metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics was to di…
How are we to assess the current popularity of period instruments and early-music performance? For musicians and audiences alike, the "historical authenticity" movement has increasingly influenced the performance of classical music. It has given us, claims Peter Kivy, "new and r…
"Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity de…
"In this collection of essays, noted critic Geoffrey Hartman raises the essential question of where we can find the real or authentic in today's world, and how this affects the way we understand our human predicament. Hartman explores such issues as the fantasy of total informat…
"In eleven original chapters, the contributors to Lived Experience of Public Consumption take the experiences, practices and embodiments of everyday actors in public marketplaces as their points of departure. Drawing upon their work in commercial marketplaces - on the streets an…
The authors list the five factors that most directly influence customer perceptions: the operational essence of the enterprise, the nature of its offerings, the effects of the organization's heritage, its sense of purpose and its demonstrable body of values.
